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SU hosts Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry Conference

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By Rob Enslin

More than two dozen mathematicians from New York State and Ontario will converge at Syracuse University for the 23rd annual “Route 81 Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry.” The conference, which is attended primarily by mathematicians from SU, Cornell…

Campus & Community

University to Conduct Innovation and Opportunity Assessment

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

Innovation across the University—academic and administrative—is imperative in today’s higher education landscape. As faculty and staff throughout Syracuse University continue to explore new models for teaching and learning, and the delivery of essential services in both academic and non-academic areas,…

Media, Law & Policy

Stacey Tank ’02 of Heineken USA to speak at Newhouse

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Stacey Tank ’02, senior vice president and chief corporate relations officer with Heineken USA, will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Oct. 10, as a guest of the public relations department and the SU chapter of the Public Relations Student…

Campus & Community

October Filled with Disability Awareness Events on Campus

Friday, September 27, 2013, By News Staff

October has been nationally designated as Disability Awareness Month, and here at Syracuse University, the Disability Cultural Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, is partnering with constituents across campus to host a month-long series of events, conversations and programs…

STEM

SU Physicist Develops Model for Studying Tissue Pattern Formation

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Professor Lisa Manning wants to know if embryonic tissue behaves more like a solid or liquid—and why A team of scientists, including M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has developed a model…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, Interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs

Friday, September 20, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University’s interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz may be new to the position, but she’s certainly not new to the University. Her career path started at SU in the 1980s, and was honed…

Health & Society

The Goodness of Raw Materials

Tuesday, September 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Chef Mary Ann Kiernan calls it “the mystery box of produce”—her weekly box of vegetables from a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. As a chef, she finds it a fun challenge. But as a nutrition and food studies instructor, Kiernan has seen the trepidation in students as they try to compose a meal from a mystifying basket full of vegetables.

Campus & Community

Transcript of Welcome Address by Kent D. Syverud

Thursday, September 12, 2013, By News Staff

Thank you, Dick and Ryan, for those welcoming words and for your great service to Syracuse University. First things first. I must acknowledge and thank our Chancellor, Nancy Cantor. Nancy, you have been an extraordinary leader in higher education, at…

Campus & Community

CHAT Camp Wraps Up Successful Summer Program

Wednesday, September 4, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University is helping to provide a voice to nonverbal children. This video explains the concept of CHAT (Communication Hope through Assistive Technology) and explains how one SU alumnus is lending a voice and his…

Robin Forman Howard Appointed Director of Syracuse University Los Angeles Semester Program

Wednesday, September 4, 2013, By News Staff

Veteran film and television producer, Syracuse alumna and professor Robin Forman Howard has begun her new position as the director of Syracuse University’s Los Angeles Academic Semester Program (SULA Semester). In an entertainment career spanning more than 25 years, Howard…